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1、2018年上海中学高三英语模拟练习（一）GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TodaytheSta
2、tueofLibertyisabelovedlandmark.It___1___(tower)aboveoftheharborofNewYorkandislovinglycaredforbytheNationalParkService.ManythousandsofvisitorswhovisitLibertyIslandeachyearmightneversuspectthatgettingthestatue___2___(build)wasalongslowstruggle.Morethanacenturyago,it___3___(be)thecelebra
3、tionoffreedomandthecommemorationofthefriendshipbetweenAmericaandFrancethatinspiredsculptorAugusteBartholdiandfinallyhewentforwardwithdesigningthepotentialstatueandpromotingtheideaofbuildingit.However,moneywassobigaproblem___4___washauntingthetwogovernmentsfromthebeginningtotheend.Dona
4、tionsforthebuildingofthestatuefirstbegancominginthroughoutFrancein1875.Numerouspeoplegavedonations.Acoppercompanydonatedthecoppersheetsthatwouldbeusedtofashiontheskinofthestatue.Variousdonationswerehelpful,___5___thecostofthestatuekeptriding.___6___(face)withashortfallofmoney,theFrenc
5、h-AmericanUnionheldalottery.MerchantsinParisdonatedprizes,andticketsweresold.Thelotterywasasuccess,butmoremoneywasstillneeded.ThesculptorBartholdieventuallysoldminiatureversionsofthestatue,___7___thenameofthebuyerengravedonthem.Finally,inJuly1880theFrench-AmericanUnionannouncedthateno
6、ughmoneyhadbeenraisedtocompletethebuildingofthestatue.WhiletheFrenchhadannouncedthatthefundsforthestatueswereinplacein1880,bylate1882theAmericandonations,whichwouldbeneededtobuildthepedestal,weresadlylagging.ThesculptorBartholdihadtravelledtoAmericain1871topromotetheideaofthestatue.De
7、spiteBartholdi’sefforts,theideaofthestatuewasdifficult___8___(sell).somenewspapers,mostnotablytheNewYorkTimes,oftencriticizedthestatueasfolly,andvehementlyopposed___9___(spend)anymoneyonit.ThenewspaperpublisherJosephPulitzer,whohadpurchasedaNewYorkCitydaily,TheWorld,intheearly1880s,to
8、okust
